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PKOCEEDINGS  OF  THE  CONVENTION 

HELD  AT 

CONCORD,  N.  C, 

AND 

CONSTITUTION 

OF 

Western  Carolina  faking 

OF  THE 

EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  SYNOD 

OF 

NORTH  CAROLINA: 

LOCATED  AT  MT.  PLEASANT, 

Cabarrus  County,  JST.  C. 

SALISBURY : 

.  PRINTED  BY  J.  J.  BRTTNER, 
1853. 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  CONTENTION 

HELD  AT 

CONCORD,  N.  C, 

AND 

CONSTITUTION 

OF 

WHt&tm  (ffralina  ^taking, 

OF  THE 

EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  SYNOD 

OF 

NORTH  CAROLINA : 

LOCATED  AT  MT  PLEASANT, 

Caharrus  County,  N.  C. 


SALISBURY : 

PRINTED  BY  J.  J.  BRUNER, 

1853. 


THE  FIWHS  COttKTln» 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  CONVENTION  AT  CONCORD.  3 


AT  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Synod  of  North  Carolina,  held  at  Frieden's  Church,  Guilford 
County,  ]S\  C,  April  30th,  1852,  the  following  resolution  was 
passed  : 

"  Resolved,  That  we  hold  a  Convention  to  meet  in  Concord,  Cabarrus 
County,  on  Wednesday  before  the  4th  Sabbath  in  July  next,  at  11 
o'clock,  A.  M.,  for  the  further  consideration  of  the  establishment  of  a 
High  School  in  the  bounds  of  this.  Synod,  and  the  maturing  of  a  plan 
for  the  same  ;  and  that  each  congregation  send  at  least  one  representa- 
tive to  said  meeting,  and  that  every  friend  to  said  Institution  be  invited 
to  attend  said  Convention." 

Pursuant  to  the  above  resolution,  the  Convention  met  and 
was  organized  by  the  election  of  C.  Melchor,  President, 
Matthias  Barrier,  Esq.,  Vice  President,  and  John  Shem- 
poch,  Secretary. 

After  considerable  discussion  in  reference  to  the  propriety 
of  establishing  an  Institution  within  the  bounds  of  the  North 
Carolina  Synod, 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  this  Convention  forthwith  proceed  to  mature  a  plan 
for  the  establishment  of  a  Literary  Institution. 

On  motion,  the  following  Committee,  viz :  M.  Barrier, 
Esq.,  Alfred  Brown,  Col.  D.  Lents,  M.  Miller,  J.  L.  Ren- 
dleman,  John  Ketchy,  J.  A.  Linn,  John  Sloop )  and  D.  D* 


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CONVENTION  AT  CONCOKD. 


Lents,  were  appointed  to  draft  a  plan  for  the  establishment 
of  said  Institution,  and  that  they  report  to-morrow  morning, 
at  9  o'clock. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  all  the  Clergymen  present  be  added  to  the  above 
Committee. 


Thursday  Morning,  9  o'clock,  \ 
July  22d,  1852.  f 

The  Convention  being  called  to  order,  the  above  named 
Committee  submitted  the  following  Preamble  and  Resolu- 
tions, which  were  adopted,  to  wit : 

Whereas,  The  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of  North  Carolina,  hav- 
ing deemed  it  not  only  expedient  and  essentially  necessary,  but  a  solemn 
duty  imposed  on  her  Ministry  and  Membership,  to  establish  an  Institu- 
tion of  a  high  Literary  and  Scientific  character  within  her  bounds  for 
the  proper  training  of  her  youth,  and  a  more  general  diffusion  of 
knowledge  among  the  people  at  large  ;  and  to  effect  said  desirable 
object,  has  created  this  Convention  by  a  resolution  at  its  last  session, 

Therefore,  Resolved,  I.  That  this  Convention,  in  the  name  of  the 
Triune  God,  and  in  humble  reliance  on  His  aid,  and  the  efficient 
co-operation  of  all  concerned  ;  proceed  to  mature  a  plan  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  an  Institution  (hereafter  to  be  named  and  located)  to  be  exclu- 
sively devoted  to  the  classical  education,  literary  training,  and  moral  im- 
provement of  all  who  may  come  under  its  tuitionary  and  fostering  care. 

II.  Resolved,  That  we  will,  in  reliance  upon  the  charity  of  the  peo- 
ple at  large,  and  "  according  as  God  has  prospered  us,"  raise  the  sum 
of  $20,000,  as  a  perpetual  investment  for  the  endowment  of  Professor- 
ships ;  and  that  we  regard  the  Scholarship  plan,  as  possessing  many 
peculiar  advantages,  and  as  the  one  best  calculated  to  promote  the  suc- 
cess of  said  Institution,  and  to  secure  the  amount  above  specified. 

III.  Resolved,  That  this  Convention  adopt  some  method  to  procure 
the  above  named  sum  by  the  sale  of  one  hundred  Scholarships  at  two 
hundred  dollars  each,  said  Scholarships  to  be  perpetual  and  transferable 
as  any  other  invested  capital. 

IV.  Resolved,  That  it  be  left  to  the  option  of  the  purchaser  to  pay 
the  Two  Hundred  Dollars  at  the  time  of  purchasing,  into  the  hands  of 
the  Treasurer,  or  to  secure  the  same  by  giving  bond  with  approved 
securities,  and  the  payment  of  lawful  interest  semi-annually  :  but  that 


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6aid  Two  Hundred  Dollars  be  required  to  be  paid  into  the  hands  of  the 
Treasurer  of  said  Institution,  within  ten  years  from  the  time  of  purchase. 

V.  Resolved,  That  the  regular  Tuition  of  all  patrons  of  said  Insti- 
tution, not  possessing  Scholarships,  shall  be  double  the  amount  of  the 
above  rates. 

VI.  Resolved,  That  this  Institution  shall  be  under  the  government 
of  a  Board  of  Directors,  to  meet  semi-annually,  and  as  often  at  interme- 
diate times  as  they  may  think  expedient — Said  Board  to  be  subject  to 
the  advice  and  control  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of  North 
Carolina,  and  to  which  they  shall  present  a  written  report  at  each  of  her 
annual  meetings,  concerning  the  fiscal  state  and  prosperity  of  said  In- 
stitution, and  such  recommendations  as  may  be  deemed  advisable. 

VII.  Resolved,  That  this  Board  consist  of  Twelve  Directors,  six  of 
whom  shall  be  chosen  from  among  the  Ordained  Ministers  in  connection 
with  the  Ev.  Luth.  Synod  of  N.  C.,  and  six  Laymen,  who  may  be  cho- 
sen from  among  the  Lutheran  membership,  or  from  any  other  Christian 
denomination. 

VIII.  Resolved,  That  this-Convention  elect  a  temporary  Board  of 
Directors,  agreeably  to  the  provisions  in  the  preceding  resolution,  to 
remain  in  office  until  the  next  annual  meeting  of  Synod,  when  a  new- 
Board  shall  be  created  by  Synod,  and  their  respective  terms  of  office 
defined ;  and  that  said  Synod  ever  after  have  the  exclusive  right  of 
electing  the  Board  of  Directors. 

IX.  Resolved,  That  after  the  aggregate  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars 
has  been  secured,  the  Evan.  Luth.  Synod  of  X.  C,  either  at  its  regular 
annual  meeting  or  a  called  session,  shall  proceed  to  elect  and  call  a 
Professor  to  said  Institution,  after  which  the  Board  of  Directors  shall 
forever  have  the  exclusive  authority  of  electing  additional  Professors  and 
filling  up  all  vacancies. 

X.  Resolved,  That  in  the  event  any  sister  Synod  shall  contribute  to 
the  funds  of  this  Institution  to  the  amount  of  $1,000,  in  actual  cash ; 
or  shall  send  up  to  the  Treasurer  of  this  Institution  lawful  annual  inte- 
rest of  the  above  amount,  shall  be  entitled  to  a  Directorship,  and  for 
every  additional  $1,000,  an  additional  Director  in  said  Institution. 

XL  Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Directors  be  responsible  to  the 
Synod  of  North  Carolina,  and  may  be  removed  from  office  by  the  same, 
for  such  causes  and  in  such  manner  as  said  Synod  shall  specify. 

XII.  Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Directors  frame  a  Constitution 
in  consonance  with  the  principles  embodied  in  the  foregoing  resolutions, 
for  the  government  and  regulation  of  said  Institution. 


XIII.    Resolved,  That  this  Convention,  forthwith,  or  through  its 


CONVENTION  AT  DONCORD. 


Board  of  Directors  within  thirty  days  from  this  date,  select  and  put  in 
nomination  two  or  more  sites  as  suitable  places  of  location  for  said  In- 
stitution, and  that  a  Committee  of  three  be  appointed  at  each  place  by 
the  same,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  open  books  for  subscription  in  their 
resjDective  localities,  to  raise  funds  wherewith  to  purchase  suitable  College 
grounds  and  to  erect  suitable  buildings  thereon  ;  and  that  said  books 
remain  open  until  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  the  first  day  of  December,  1852  ; 
at  which  time,  on  comparing  said  subscriptions,  all  shall  be  annulled 
excepting  the  highest,  at  wlich  place  said  Institution  shall  be  located. 

XIV.  Resolved,  That  five  suitable  individuals  be  appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Directors,  a  Building  Committee,  whose  duty  it  shall  be,  so 
soon  as  the  locality  is  determined,  and  the  ten  thousand  dollars  of  per- 
petual investment  aforesaid  secured,  to  make  the  necessary  arrangements 
and  superintend  the  construction  of  a  suitable  building  or  buildings 
for  said  Institution,  and  that  the  dimensions  and  style  of  said  building 
or  buildings,  be  so  regulated  as  to  correspond  in  some  degree  to  the 
amount  of  funds  raised  :  Provided,  however,  that  said  building  or 
buildings  be  neither  too  ordinary  to  command  respect,  nor  too  expensive 
to  involve  us  in  unnecessary  cost. 

XV.  Resolved,  That  it  be  recommended  to  every  Minister  connected 
with  the  Evan.  Luth.  Synod  of  X.  C,  to  present  the  claims  of  this  Insti- 
tution to  the  people  of  his  charge. 

XVI.  Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Directors  elect  a  Treasurer,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  take  charge  of  all  monies  belonging  to  said  Institu- 
tion, and  shall  keep  them  subject  to  the  order  of  said  Board  :  Said 
Treasurer  to  give  bond  with  approved  security  in  such  sum  as  the  Board 
may  direct,  and  present  at  each  annual  meeting  of  Synod  a  detailed  and 
faithful  account  of  the  state  of  the  Treasury. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

JOSEPH  A.  LINX,  Chairman. 

In  accordance  with  Resolution  3d,  in  the  foregoing  Report, 
it  was 

Resolved,  That  each  Minister  in  his  own  charge,  in  connection  with 
his  Church  Council  or  Councils  be  appointed  agents  for  the  disposal  of 
Scholarships. 

On  motion,  a  Committee  was  appointed  to  put  in  nomina- 
tion a  Board  of  Directors,  agreeably  to  Resolution  8th,  in  the 
foregoing  Report,  who  after  some  deliberation,  reported  the 
following,  which  was  adopted,  viz :  Rev'ds.  Wm.  Artz,  J.  D. 
Soheok,  S.  Rotiirock,  W.  G.  Barter,  B.  Arey,  J.  A.  Linn, 
Messrs.  C.  Melchoe,  Matthias  Barrier,  Paul  A.  Seaford, 
William  C.  Means,  C.  A.  Heilig,  and  M.  L.  Brown. 


CONVENTION  AT  CONCORD. 


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Agreeably  to  Resolution  13th,  the  following  places  of 
location  were  put  in  nomination,  viz :  Near  Luther's  Chapel, 
Rowan  county  ;  Concord,  Cabarrus  county  ;  Organ  Church, 
Rowan  county ;  Lexington,  Davidson  county  ;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Cabarrus  county :  and  the  following  Committees  appointed 
to  open  books  of  subscriptions  in  their  respective  localities  : 

Near  Luther's  Chapel — John  Sloop,  David  Linn  and  C. 
L.  Partee. 

Concord — Alfred  Brown,  D.  M.  Wagner  and  R.  W.  Foard. 
Organ  Church — C.  A.  Heilig,  D.  Lents  and  Solomon  Fisher. 
Lexington — L.  C.  Groseclose,  Alexander  Hege  and  Alfred 
Hargrave. 

Mt.  Pleasant — D.  Barrier,  Jacob  Ludwig,  and  J.  Shimpoch. 

Resolved,  That  the  Hev.  J.  D.  Scheck,  our  Director  in  the  Theol. 
Seminary,  at  Lexington,  S.  C,  be  instructed  to  solicit  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  said  Seminary,  in  the  support  of  our  Lit- 
erary Institution ;  and  that  our  Delegate,  to  the  S.  C.  Synod,  be  requested 
to  present  this  subject  to  the  consideration  of  that  body. 

Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Directors  hold  their  first  meeting  at 
Organ  Church,  on  the  2d  day  of  December  next,  at  10  o'clock,  A.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  organizing ;  and  that  the  Committees  appointed  at  the 
several  localities  now  in  nomination,  be  required,  then  and  there,  to 
report  to  the  Board  of  Directors  their  respective  sums,  to  be  compared 
by  said  Board,  and  the  locality  determined. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  forward  the  proceedings  of  this  Con- 
vention to  the  editors  of  the  Lutheran  Observer,  and  Salisbury  Watch- 
man, with  a  request  that  they  publish  the  same. 

C.  MELCHOR,  President, 

John  Siiimpocii,  /Secretary. 
Concord,  K  C. 


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DESIGN  AND  PLAN  OF  THIS  INSTITUTION. 


CONSTITUTION. 


ARTICLE  I. 


DESIGN  OF  THIS  INSTITUTION. 

In  order  that  the  public  may  become  fully  apprised  of  the 
designs  of  this  Institution,  it  is  proper  to  make  a  summary 
statement  of  the  objects  aimed  at  by  its  founders,  and  of  the 
benefits  to  be  expected  from  it  by  its  patrons.    It  is  designed  : 

Section  1.  To  provide  a  large  portion  of  North  Carolina's  citizens 
with  more  immediate  facilities  for  the  proper  training  of  her  youth, 
and  a  more  general  diffusion  of  knowledge  among  her  people  at  large ; 
by  elevating  the  standard  of  education  among  our  teachers  of  Common 
Schools,  and  multiplying  the  number  of  men  qualified  for  any  of  the 
business  departments  of  life. 

Sec.  2.  Being  under  the  control  of  the  Evan.  Luth.  Synod  of  North 
Carolina,  it  is  designed  to  provide  that  branch  of  the  Christian  Church 
with  an  increased  number  of  Ministers,  so  as  to  meet  ber  demand,  by 
affording  those  young  men  in  her  bosom,  who  are  seeking  the  Ministry, 
an  opportunity  of  preparing  themselves,  at  least  in  the  first  stage,  for 
that  sacred  office. 

Sec.  3.  It  is  designed  to  add  to  the  list  of  studies  usually  taught  in 
Colleges,  one  of  recent  date,  and  as  yet  admitted  into  but  few  schools 
in  this  country  :  It  is  the  Science  of  Agriculture — in  importance, 
second  to  none  that  are  taught.  Surely  !  if,  as  God  has  declared,  "  the 
profit  of  the  earth  is  for  all ;  the  king  himself  is  served  by  the  field," 
that  science  which  tends  to  its  profit  should  be  cultivated  not  merely  by 


CONSTITUTION. 


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the  practical  farmer,  but  theoretically  by  every  student.  It  was  the  first 
science  to  engage  the  study  of  man,  and  should  not  now  be  the  last. 
For  while  in  the  sinless  perfection  of  his  original  nature,  "  the  Lord  God 
put  him  into  the  Garden  of  Eden,  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it." — It  has 
been  well  said,  "  That,  to  Agriculture,  under  the  influence  of  a  sound 
morality,  must  we  look  for  the  permanent  strength,  the  glory,  and  hap- 
piness of  our  great  Republic." 


ARTICLE  II. 


OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 


Sec.  1.  This  Board  shall  be  known  as  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
Western  Carolina  Male  x\cademy,  located  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Cabarrus 
county  ;  and  under  the  control  of  the  Evan.  Lutheran  Synod  of  North 
Carolina,  as  provided  for  in  the  Statutes  or  plan  of  said  Institution. 

Sec.  2.  Every  Director,  before  he  takes  his  seat  as  a  member  of  this 
Board,  shall  solemnly  subscribe  the  following  formula,  viz  :  Sincerelv 
approving  the  design  of  this  Institution  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Synod  of  N.  C,  as  detailed  in  its  statutes,  and  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Constitution  and  other  statutes  for  the  regulation  of  this  Institution 
hereafter  to  be  created  ;  I  do  solemnly  declare  and  promise  in  the  pre- 
sence of  God  and  this  Board,  that  I  will  faithfully  endeavor  to  carry  into 
effect  all  the  provisions  of  said  Constitution  and  statutes,  and  thus  pro- 
mote the  design  of  said  Institution. 

Sec.  3.    The  Board  shall  annually  choose  out  of  their  own  number, 
a  President,  Vice  President,  and  Secretary,  who  shall  always  be  re-eligi-- 
ble.    In  the  absence  of  the  President,  the  Vice  President  shall  preside, 
and  in  his  absence  the  Board  shall  elect  a  President,  pro.  tern. 

Sec.  4.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  elect  some  suitable  person  as 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board,  who  may  be  selected  out  of  their  own  num- 
ber, or  the  Laity  of  the  church,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  fulfill  the  ob- 
jects specified  in  the  statutes  of  this  Institution.  He  shall  in  no  case, 
whatever,  pay  out  any  money,  except  when  ordered  by  a  vote  of  the 
Board,  and  shall  render  to  them  at  every  semi-annual  meeting,  a  faithful 
statement  of  his  accounts,  and  shall  hold  his  office,  together  with  the 
funds  of  this  Institution,  subject  to  the  exclusive  direction  of  the  Board. 

Sec  5.  Every  meeting  of  the  Board  shall  be  opened  and  closed  with 
prayer.  And  at  every  stated  meeting  in  the  Spring,  the  whole  of  the 
regulations  and  Constitution  of  said  Institution  be  read  before  the  Direc- 
tors, in  order  that  they  distinctly  keep  in  mind  the  design  of  the  Insti- 
tution and  the  duties  incumbent  upon  them. 


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CONSTITUTION. 


Sec.  6.  All  special  meetings  of  the  Board  shall  be  called  by  the 
President,  or  in  case  of  his  absence  or  death,  by  the  Vice  President, 
whenever  a  written  request  for  such  a  meeting  is  presented  to  him, 
signed  by  at  least  five  Directors.  The  mode  of  calling  such  a  meeting, 
when  thus  lawfully  requested,  shall  be  by  a  circular  or  letter  addressed  to 
each  Director,  specifying  the  time  of  meeting,  and  the  business  to  be 
transacted.  This  letter  shall  be  addressed  at  least  ten  days  before  the 
time  of  said  meeting,  and  no  business  can  be  transacted  except  that 
specified  in  the  notice. 

Sec.  7.  The  Board  shall  inaugurate  the  Professors,  and  give  direc- 
tion what  exercises  shall  be  performed  on  such  occasions.  They  shall, 
in  the  main,  prescribe  the  course  of  instruction  to  be  pursued  by  the 
Professors  :  and  any  Professor  wishing  to  introduce  any  important 
change  in  his  department  of  the  course,  shall  first  submit  it  to  the  Board 
for  their  approbation. 

Sec.  8.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  inspect  the  fidelity  of  the  Pro- 
fessors, as  well  with  regard  to  the  tendency  of  the  branches  actually 
taught,  as  to  the  manner  of  teaching  them.  If  any  just  reason  be  given 
them  to  suspect  either  the  morality,  or  habitual  indulgence  in  immoral 
habits,  or  capacity  of  a  Professor  or  his  devotedness  to  the  interests  of 
this  Institution,  it  shall  be  their  sacred  duty  to  institute  an  investigation 
at  the  next  regular  meeting,  or  by  calling  a  special  meeting  Cor  the  pur- 
pose. If,  after  candid  and  deliberate  examination,  they  shall  judge  any 
Professor  guilty  of  either  of  the  above  charges  alledged  against  him,  it 
shall  be  their  duty  to  depose  him  from  office,  and  to  take  the  earliest 
constitutional  measures  to  elect  a  new  Professor. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors  to  keep  a 
watch  over  the  conduct  and  interests  of  the  students ;  to  redress  their 
grievances,  to  review  and  sanction,  or  reverse  the  decisions  of  the  Faculty. 

Sec.  10.  At  every  stated  meeting  of  the  Evangelical  Luth.  Synod 
of  N.  C,  the  Board  shall  forward  to  said  body  in  writing,  a  detailed  and 
faithful  account  of  the  state  of  this  Institution.  Said  Synod  may  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  any  measures  they  may  deem  conducive  to  the  wel- 
fare of  the  Institution  ;  and  every  such  recommendation  shall  be  con- 
sidered at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  may  be  accepted 
or  rejected,  as  the  majority  of  the  Directors  shall  see  fit. 

Sec.  11.  All  matters  requiring  the  sense  of  this  Board,  shall  be 
viewed  as  final,  whenever  voted  for  by  the  majority  of  the  same ;  and  in 
all  cases  those  who  are  necessarily  absent  may  vote  by  proxy  or  letter. 

Sec  12.  In  their  efforts  to  promote  the  grand  designs  of  this  Insti- 
tution, and  in  all  their  official  acts,  the  Directors  shall  conform  to  its 
Constitution,  and  the  statutes  on  which  it  is  founded  :  and  if  at  any  time 
they  should  act  contrary  thereto  or  transcend  the  powers  therein  granted 


CONSTITUTION", 


them,  the  party  deeming  itself  aggrieved,  shall  first  submit  the  case  to 
the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of  N.  C.  for  arbitration  ;  and  if  still 
aggrieved,  may  have  redress  by  appeal  to  the  judges  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina,  who  are  hereby  constituted  and 
authorized  to  judge  in  such  cases,  a  majority  of  whom  may  declare  null 
and  void  any  decision  of  this  Board,  from  which  an  appeal  is  made  to 
them,  and  which  after  mature  deliberation,  they  believe  to  be  contrary 
to  the  design  of  this  Institution,  or  the  statutes  on  which  it  is  founded. 

ARTICLE  III. 


OF  THE  PROFESSORS. 

Sec.  1.  No  person  shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of  Professor,  who  is 
not  a  regular  member  of  some  orthodox  Christian  denomination,  and  of 
high  repute  for  his  piety  and  talents.  And  no  person  shall  be  eligible  to 
the  Presidency,  or  principal  Professorship  of  this  Institution,  who  has 
not  in  addition  to  the  above  qualifications,  officiated  as  Teacher  or  Pro- 
fessor, so  as  to  have  acquired  a  sufficient  amount  of  experience. 

Sec.  2.  Every  Professor  elect  of  this  Institution  shall,  on  the  day  of 
bis  inauguration,  or  before  he  assumes  the  duties  of  his  office  as  Teacher, 
publicly  pronounce  and  subscribe  the  following  oath  of  office  : 

I  solemnly  declare  in  the  presence  of  God  and  the  Directors  of  this 
Institution,  that  I  do  ex  animo,  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and 
New  Testament  to  be  the  inspired  Word  of  God,  and  the  only  perfect 
rule  of  faith  and  practice.  I  declare  that  I  approve  of  the  general 
principles  of  basis  of  this  Institution,  and  the  rules  and  regulations 
adopted  by  the  Board  for  its  government.  And  I  do  solemnly  promise 
that  I  will  use  every  laudable  means  to  elevate  the  Literary,  Scientific, 
and  Moral  character  of  said  Institution.  I  do  further  promise  not  to 
teach  anything,  either  directly  or  by  insinuation,  which  shall  appear  to 
me  to  contradict,  or  to  be  in  any  degree  more  or  less  remote,  inconsist- 
ent with  the  wishes  or  principles  avowed  by  the  Board  of  this  Institu- 
tion. On  the  contrary,  I  promise,  by  the  aid  of  God,  to  vindicate  and 
inculcate  the  doctrines  and  principles  of  orthodox  Christianity  in  oppo- 
sition to  the  views  of  Atheists,  Deists,  Jews,  Socinians,  Unitarians,  Ari- 
ans,  Universalists,  Pelagians,  Antinomians,  and  all  other  errorists,  while 
I  remain  a  Professor  in  this  Institution.  < 

Sec.  3.  The  preceeding  declaration  shall  be  repeated  by  each  Pro- 
fessor at  the  expiration  of  every  term  of  three  years,  in  the  presence  of 
the  Directors  :  and  at  any  intermediate  time,  if  required  to  do  so  by  a 
vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  And  no  man  shall  be  retained  as  Pro- 
fessor who  shall  refuse  to  make  and  repeat  this  declaration,  in  the  man- 
ner and  at  the  times  above  specified. 


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CONSTITUTION. 


Sec.  4.  Each  Professor  shall,  if  practicable,  have  at  least  ten  lectures 
or  recitations  in  a  week. 

Sec.  5.  The  Salary  of  the  Professors  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Board, 
and  shall  be  equal  to  a  comfortable  support  and  provision  for  a  family. 

Sec.  6.  Should  any  Professor  wish  to  resign  his  office,  he  shall  give 
the  Directors  six  months  previous  notice  of  his  intention. 

Sec.  *7.  The  Professors  of  this  Institution  shall  constitute  a  Faculty, 
of  which  each  member  shall  have  an  equal  vote,  and  of  which  the  Pre- 
sident or  principal  Professor  shall,  when  present,  be  ex  officio  chairman. 
The  Faculty  shall  convene  at  the  request  of  any  one  of  its  members. 
They  may  call  in  any  one  or  more  of  the  members  of  the  Board  as  ad- 
visory members,  but  in  no  case  shall  they  be  allowed  to  vote.  They 
shall  keep  a  record  of  their  proceedings,  which  shall  be  laid  before  the 
Directors  at  every  regular  meeting. 

Sec.  8.  The  Faculty  shall  have  power  to  determine  the  hours  of  re- 
citation ;  to  examine  and  decide  on  all  cases  of  discipline  and  questions 
of  order ;  to  admit  students  ;  to  determine  the  rules  of  decorum  and 
duty,  not  hereiu  prescribed,  which  the  students  are  to  observe,  which 
rules  shall  be  publicly  read  to  the  students  at  the  commencement  of  each 
session  ;  to  admonish  and  dismiss  any  student,  who  shall  prove  immoral, 
or  disobedient ;  or  whom  they  shall  judge  on  any  account  a  dangerous 
or  unprofitable  member  of  the  Institution. 

Sec.  9.  The  Professors,  together  with  the  students,  shall  attend  Di- 
vine Services  at  such  time  and  place  as  the  Board  hereafter  may  be  able 
to  make  arrangement  for. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

OF  STUDENTS. 

Sec.  1.  This  Institution  shall  be  open  for  the  reception  of  all  male 
students,  who  have  secured  their  right  of  Tuition  by  the  purchase  of  a 
Scholarship,  or  half  Scholarship ;  and  also  to  all  others  who  shall  pay  in 
advance  the  rates  of  Tuition  established  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

Sec.  2.  Patrons  of  this  Institution  who  are  in  the  receipt  of  whole 
Scholarships,  shall  be  permitted  to  send  one  pupil  at  a  time  during  all 
the  sessions  of  school,  and  in  case  of  death  or  expulsion  for  misconduct 
of  any  such  student,  his  place  may  be  supplied  by  another  at  any  time. 
Persons  holding  half  Scholarships  may  be  permitted  to  send  one  pupil 
at  a  time  continuously  for  a  period  not  exceeding  three  years,  after 
which,  they  shall  not  be  permitted  to  send  for  a  corresponding  period 
of  time. 


CONSTITUTION. 


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Sec.  3.  Every  applicant  for  admission  into  this  Institution,  not  hav- 
ing secured  the  right  of  Tuition  by  the  purchase  of  a  Scholarship,  and 
having  arrived  at  the  age  of  Fifteen  years,  shall  produce  satisfactory 
testimonials  that  he  possesses  good  natural  talents,  is  of  prudent  and 
discreet  deportment,  and  good  moral  habits.  And  any  student  coming 
from  another  Institution  must  bring  a  certificate  of  regular  and  honor- 
able dismissal. 

Sec.  4.  No  student  whatever  shall  be  matriculated  until  he  is  fifteen 
years  of  age,  and  has  been  six  weeks  in  the  Institution  ;  until  this,  he  is 
merely  a  probationer,  and  will  not  be  admitted  unless  his  moral  conduct 
and  habits  of  study  are  satisfactory. 

Sec.  5.  Every  student  before  he  enters  into  regular  connection  with 
this  Institution,  and  at  the  time  of  his  matriculation,  shall  solemnly 
make  and  subscribe  the  following  declaration  :  I,  A  B  C,  declare  it  to 
be  my  serious  intention  to  devote  myself,  according  as  I  have  talent,  to 
the  acquisition  of  all  useful  knowledge  :  and  I  solemnly  promise  that, 
so  long  as  I  remain  a  member  of  this  Institution,  I  will  faithfully  and 
diligently  attend  on  all  the  instructions  of  this  Institution  ;  that  I  will 
conscientiously  and  vigilantly  observe  all  the  regulations  of  the  Consti- 
tution and  By-Laws  of  the  same  ;  and  that  I  will  pay  due  respect  and 
obedience  to  the  Professors  ;  treat  my  fellow  students  as  brethren,  and 
all  other  men  with  the  utmost  respect  and  decorum.  I  further  solemnly 
promise  that  I  will  abstain  from  the  profanation  of  the  Lord's  day  :  from 
the  use  of  profane  language,  from  drunkenness,  from  licentiousness  or 
lewdness;  from  all  kinds  of  gambling,  from  all  indecent,  disorderly  beha- 
viour, and  from  disrespectful  conduct  toward  any  man. 

Sec.  6.  All  pupils  under  fifteen  years  of  age  shall  be  placed  under 
the  immediate  supervision  of  one  or  more  of  the  Teachers  during  the 
hours  both  of  study  and  recreation. 

Sec.  7.  Habitual  diligence  and  industry  in  study  shall  be  required 
of  all  the  students,  unless  the  want  of  health  prevent,  for  which  the 
Professors  shall  make  due  allowance. 

Sec.  8.  Every  student  shall  be  expected  to  treat  his  Teachers  with 
the  greatest  deference  and  respect,  and  all  persons  with  civility  ;  and  all 
students  shall  yield  a  prompt  and  ready  obedience  to  all  the  lawful 
requisitions  of  the  Professors  and  Directors. 

Sec.  9.  Cleanliness  in  dress  and  habit  shall  be  observed  by  even- 
student  ;  but  all  excessive  expense  in  clothing  is  strictly  forbidden. 


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COURSE  OF  STUDY,  EXAMINATIONS,  &C. 


ARTICLE  V. 


COURSE  OF  STUDY,  EXAMINATIONS  AND  VACATIONS. 

Sec.  1.  This  Institution  contemplates  a  course  of  study  both  prima- 
ry and  Academic  in  its  character. 

I.— PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

The  course  of  instruction  in  this  department  shall  embrace  a  solid 
and  thorough  English  education,  whilst  those  who  desire  to  prepare  for 
business  or  for  Academy,  may  have  every  advantage  for  the  elements  of 
Mathematics  and  the  Latin,  Greek,  &c.  The  following  includes  in  the 
main,  the  list  of  studies  :  Reading,  Writing,  Orthography,  and  the  defini- 
tion of  words  ;  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Book  Keeping,  Geogra- 
phy, (Modern,)  History  of  North  Carolina,  and  the  United  States ; 
Composition,  Natural  Philosophy,  Agriculture,  Latin  and  Greek  Gram- 
mar, Latin  and  Greek  Reader,  commenced ;  Algebra,  commenced. — 
Throughout  the  whole  Course  the  student  will  be  required  to  attend  to 
English  Grammar,  Composition  and  Declamation. 

II.— ACADEMIC  DEPARTMENT. 

In  this  Department  it  is  designed,  that  all  the  branches  usually  taught 
in  Academies  shall  be  attended  to ;  and  should  the  interests  of  the  In- 
stitution demand  it,  suitable  provision  will  be  made  whereby  students 
may  receive  Graduating  Diplomas,  as  in  any  other  graduating  college. 
In  this  event,  the  whole  course  of  instruction  in  this  Department,  will 
occupy  four  years,  each  year  being  divided  into  two  sessions. 

Sec.  2.  At  the  close  of  each  session,  there  shall  be  a  regular  exam- 
ination of  all  the  classes  in  both  Departments  on  the  studies  of  that 
session,  conducted  by  the  Professors,  in  the  presence  of  such  of  the 
Directors,  patrons  and  other  literary  gentlemen  as  may  be  present.  And 
at  the  close  of  their  course,  the  Senior  Class  shall  in  like  manner  be 
examined  on  all  the  studies  of  the  whole  course.  The  Thesis  of  the 
Senior  Class  shall  be  assigned  them  by  the  Faculty,  three  months  before 
the  time,  when  they  are  to  be  publicly  defended.  Provision  may  also 
be  made  by  the  Faculty  for  suitable  and  profitable  contests  and  public 
exhibitions. 

Sec.  3.  There  shall  be  two  vacations  in  each  year,  of  five  weeks 
continuance  each,  to  commence  on  the  third  Thursday  of  April  and 
September. 


LIBRARY. 


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Sec.  4.  All  students,  whether  boarding  in  the  Academy  edifice  or 
elsewhere,  shall  be  in  their  respective  rooms  during  study  hours,  and  no 
student  shall  be  absent  from  recitation  or  lecture  except  for  sickness  or 
with  the  permission  of  the  officiating  Professor. 

ARTICLE  VI. 


OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

Sec.  1.  The  acquisition  of  a  select  and  comprehensive  Classical, 
Literary  and  Scientific  Library,  shall  be  considered  as  an  object  of  the 
highest  importance  to  this  Institution. 

Sec.  2.  The  Directors  shall,  therefore,  from  time  to  time,  make  such 
arrangements  as  they  shall  deem  best  calculated  to  attain  the  object  in 
view,  and  so  soon  as  funds  are  secured  for  that  purpose,  purchase  the 
most  necessary  works. 

Sec.  3.  A  Librarian  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Directors  for  such 
time  as  they  may  think  proper. 

Sec.  4.  A  suitable  room  shall  be  appropriated  for  the  Library  ;  and 
shelves  shall  be  erected  and  divided  into  alcoves.  If  any  Synod  or 
individual  shall  fill  one  of  the  compartments,  the  name  of  the  donor 
shall  be  conspicuously  placed  over  it. 

Sec.  5.  The  Librarian  shall  keep  a  correct  catalogue  of  all  the  books 
belonging  to  the  Library,  and  of  all  the  donors  who  have  made  contri- 
butions to  it. 

Sec.  6.  No  person  shall  have  a  right  to  borrow  books,  except  the 
Professors  and  Students  of  the  Institution. 

Sec.  1.  The  Librarian  shall  form  a  detailed  system  of  regulations, 
embracing  the  leading  features  specified  in  this  Constitution  for  the 
management  of  the  Library ;  which,  after  having  been  sanctioned  by 
the  Directors,  shall  remain  in  force,  subject  to  the  amendment  or  revisal 
of  the  Board. 

Sec.  8.  The  stated  time  for  loaning  and  returning  books,  shall  be 
from  one  to  three  o'clock  of  every  Saturday  afternoon  in  term  time. 
Nor  shall  the  Library  be  opened  in  the  intermediate  time,  excepting  by 
the  Professors,  to  whom  the  key  of  the  Library  shall  at  any  time  be 
given. 

Sec.  9.  A  list  of  the  most  necessary  books  shall  be  presonted  to 
the  Directors  by  the  Professors,  in  order  that  those  which  are  most 
needed,  may  be  purchased  first, 


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STEWART,  FUNDS,  <fcC. 


Sec.  10.  Books  which  are  of  such  size  and  nature,  that  they  ought 
rarely  to  be  taken  from  the  Library,  shall  be  used  in  it,  during  Library 
hours  ;  Provided  always,  that  they  may  be  taken  out  by  the  Profes- 
sors, or  by  a  student,  who  shall  have  obtained  a  written  order  from  a 
Professor.  The  Faculty  shall  give  the  Librarian  a  list  of  the  books  re- 
ferred to  in  this  section. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

OF  THE  STEWARD  AND  COMMONS. 

Sec.  1.  In  the  event  this  Institution  shall  demand  the  services  of 
a  Steward,  he  shall  be  employed  by  the  Directors,  and  shall  hold  his 
station  under  such  stipulations  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  them. 

Sec.  2.  It  is  desirable  that  all  students  should  board  in  Commons, 
and  will  be  required  so  to  do,  excepting  residents,  and  persons  having 
near  relatives  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Institution,  who  are  at  liberty  to 
board  with  them. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

OF  THE  FUNDS. 

Sec.  1.  The  funds  of  this  Institution  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  en- 
tirely separate  and  distinct  from  all  other  funds  or  monies  whatever ; 
and  the  Directors  shall  deposite  them  in  the  hands  of  such  corpora- 
tion, or  dispose  of  them  in  such  other  manner  for  safe  keeping  and 
improvement,  as  they  may  see  proper. 

Sec.  2.  The  Directors  shall  endeavour  from  time  to  time  to  devise 
means  for  the  gradual  enlargement  of  the  funds,  until  they  become  ad- 
equate to  the  necessities  of  the  Institution. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Directors  sacredly  to  execute 
the  intention  and  directions  of  Testators  or  donors,  in  regard  to  monies, 
or  other  property,  left  or  given  to  this  Institution. 

Sec.  4.  All  monies  collected  or  funds  obtained,  shall  be  paid  into 
the  general  fund,  until  provision  is  made  for  the  support  of  the  Profes- 
sors, and  the  erection  of  all  the  necessary  buildings. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

Sec.  1.  No  alteration  or  amendment  of  this  constitution  shall  be 
made  except  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  every  alteration  or 
amendment  proposed  shall  be  submitted  in  writing  at  one  regular  meet- 
ing and  lie  over  to  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  for  adoption 
or  rejection. 


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